1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1981–82 Missouri Tigers Big Eight Conference Big 8 5 5 27–4 12–2 Norm Stewart 15th Hearnes Center Big Eight tournament championsBig Eight Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season and tournament titles, reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 27–4 (12–2 Big Eight). Roster Ricky Frazier, Jr. Steve Stipanovich, Jr. Jon Sundvold, Jr. Head coach: Norm Stewart Schedule and results 1981-82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1981-82 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| Regular season Dec 1, 1981 yes 16 Alcorn State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 82–51 1–0 Dec 4, 1981 yes 16 1981 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Show-Me Classic 87–55 2–0 Dec 5, 1981 yes 16 Wyoming Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Show-Me Classic 64–54 3–0 Dec 8, 1981 yes yes 13 Illinois St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri Braggin' Rights 78–68 OT 15,187 4–0 Dec 12, 1981 yes 13 1981 none Baylor Bears Baylor Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 70–51 5–0 Dec 21, 1981 yes 11 1981 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 97–60 6–0 Dec 27, 1981 yes yes 9 UAB 19 L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 98–80 7–0 Dec 28, 1981 yes yes 7 Southern California L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 65–58 8–0 Jan 2, 1982 yes yes 7 Notre Dame Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri 92–70 9–0 Jan 6, 1982 yes 4 1981 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 81–63 10–0 Jan 9, 1982 yes 4 1981 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado 72–50 11–0 1–0 Jan 13, 1982 2 1981 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 54–49 12–0 2–0 Jan 16, 1982 yes 2 1981 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 44–42 13–0 3–0 Jan 17, 1982 yes yes 2 Louisville 17 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri NBC 69–55 14–0 Jan 20, 1982 2 Kansas Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Border War 41–35 15–0 4–0 Jan 23, 1982 2 1981 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 84–64 16–0 5–0 Jan 27, 1982 yes 1 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 86–73 17–0 6–0 Jan 30, 1982 yes 1 Kansas State 14 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 59–58 18–0 7–0 Feb 3, 1982 1 Colorado Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 80–54 19–0 8–0 Feb 6, 1982 1 Nebraska Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 51–67 19–1 8–1 Feb 9, 1982 yes 4 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Border War ESPN 42–41 20–1 9–1 Feb 13, 1982 yes 4 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 89–82 21–1 10–1 Feb 16, 1982 4 Iowa State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 100–71 22–1 11–1 Feb 18, 1982 yes 4 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 60–55 23–1 12–1 Feb 20, 1982 yes yes 4 Georgetown 13 McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. NBC 51–63 23–2 Feb 24, 1982 5 Kansas State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 56–57 23–3 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| Big Eight Conference tournament Mar 2, 1982 yes 5 Colorado Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Big Eight tournament quarterfinal 72–60 24–3 Mar 3, 1982 yes yes 5 Nebraska Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Big Eight tournament semifinal 58–53 25–3 Mar 4, 1982 yes yes 5 Oklahoma Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Big Eight tournament Championship 68–63 26–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1982 yes yes 5 2 MW Marquette 7 MW Mabee Center Tulsa, OK Second Round 73–69 10,775 27–3 Mar 19, 1982 yes yes 5 2 MW Houston 6 MW The Checkerdome St. Louis, MO Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 78–79 27–4 AP Central MW Midwest Rankings 1981-82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards Ricky Frazier – Big Eight Player of the Year 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20180307141134/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mutigers.com/documents/2017/11/14/2018_MBB_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf March 7, 2018 . Retrieved 2019-Mar-29. References Missouri Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers men's basketball seasons Category:1981 in Missouri